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Nepal:
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Other pages in this profile of Nepal:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition Nepalese Army, Armed Police Force (2008) |
Military service age and obligation |
Definition 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for military training; no conscription (2008) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 7,322,965 females age 16-49: 6,859,064 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 5,146,958 females age 16-49: 4,724,495 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually |
Definition males age 16-49: 335,747 females age 16-49: 312,297 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 1.6% (2006) |
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Disputes - international |
Definition joint border commission continues to work on contested sections of boundary with India, including the 400 square kilometer dispute over the source of the Kalapani River; India has instituted a stricter border regime to restrict transit of Maoist insurgents and illegal cross-border activities; approximately 106,000 Bhutanese Lhotshampas (Hindus) have been confined in refugee camps in southeastern Nepal since 1990 |
Refugees and internally displaced persons |
Definition refugees (country of origin): 107,803 (Bhutan); 20,153 (Tibet/China) IDPs: 50,000-70,000 (remaining from ten-year Maoist insurgency that officially ended in 2006; displacement spread across the country) (2007) |
Illicit drugs |
Definition illicit producer of cannabis and hashish for the domestic and international drug markets; transit point for opiates from Southeast Asia to the West |
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